غور

See also: عور and غوز

Arabic

Root
غ و ر (ḡ w r)
6 terms

Noun

غَوْر • (ḡawr) m (plural أَغْوَار (ʔaḡwār))

verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra) (form I)
depression, sunken place, bottom, low part
(figuratively) deepness in thought

Declension

Declension of noun **غَوْر** (ḡawr)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَوْر ḡawr	الْغَوْر al-ḡawr	غَوْر ḡawr
nominative	غَوْرٌ ḡawrun	الْغَوْرُ al-ḡawru	غَوْرُ ḡawru
accusative	غَوْرًا ḡawran	الْغَوْرَ al-ḡawra	غَوْرَ ḡawra
genitive	غَوْرٍ ḡawrin	الْغَوْرِ al-ḡawri	غَوْرِ ḡawri
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَوْرَيْن ḡawrayn	الْغَوْرَيْن al-ḡawrayn	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
nominative	غَوْرَانِ ḡawrāni	الْغَوْرَانِ al-ḡawrāni	غَوْرَا ḡawrā
accusative	غَوْرَيْنِ ḡawrayni	الْغَوْرَيْنِ al-ḡawrayni	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
genitive	غَوْرَيْنِ ḡawrayni	الْغَوْرَيْنِ al-ḡawrayni	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
plural	basic broken plural triptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	أَغْوَار ʔaḡwār	الْأَغْوَار al-ʔaḡwār	أَغْوَار ʔaḡwār
nominative	أَغْوَارٌ ʔaḡwārun	الْأَغْوَارُ al-ʔaḡwāru	أَغْوَارُ ʔaḡwāru
accusative	أَغْوَارًا ʔaḡwāran	الْأَغْوَارَ al-ʔaḡwāra	أَغْوَارَ ʔaḡwāra
genitive	أَغْوَارٍ ʔaḡwārin	الْأَغْوَارِ al-ʔaḡwāri	أَغْوَارِ ʔaḡwāri

Verb

غَوَّرَ • (ḡawwara) II (non-past يُغَوِّرُ (yuḡawwiru), verbal noun تَغْوِير (taḡwīr))

(intransitive) synonym of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to descend, to enter in a state of depression; to seep away”)
(transitive) to make depressed, to make enter a low position
(phonetics) to palatalize

Conjugation

Conjugation of **غَوَّرَ** (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun *تَغْوِير*)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَغْوِير taḡwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُغَوِّر muḡawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُغَوَّر muḡawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَوَّرْتُ ḡawwartu	غَوَّرْتَ ḡawwarta	غَوَّرَ ḡawwara	غَوَّرْتُمَا ḡawwartumā	غَوَّرَا ḡawwarā	غَوَّرْنَا ḡawwarnā	غَوَّرْتُمْ ḡawwartum	غَوَّرُوا ḡawwarū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	غَوَّرْتُ ḡawwartu	غَوَّرْتِ ḡawwarti	غَوَّرَتْ ḡawwarat	غَوَّرْتُمَا ḡawwartumā	غَوَّرَتَا ḡawwaratā	غَوَّرْنَا ḡawwarnā	غَوَّرْتُنَّ ḡawwartunna	غَوَّرْنَ ḡawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَوِّرُ ʔuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرُ tuḡawwiru	يُغَوِّرُ yuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرَانِ tuḡawwirāni	يُغَوِّرَانِ yuḡawwirāni	نُغَوِّرُ nuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرُونَ tuḡawwirūna	يُغَوِّرُونَ yuḡawwirūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُغَوِّرُ ʔuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرِينَ tuḡawwirīna	تُغَوِّرُ tuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرَانِ tuḡawwirāni	تُغَوِّرَانِ tuḡawwirāni	نُغَوِّرُ nuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَوِّرَ ʔuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرَ tuḡawwira	يُغَوِّرَ yuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	يُغَوِّرَا yuḡawwirā	نُغَوِّرَ nuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرُوا tuḡawwirū	يُغَوِّرُوا yuḡawwirū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُغَوِّرَ ʔuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرِي tuḡawwirī	تُغَوِّرَ tuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	نُغَوِّرَ nuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَوِّرْ ʔuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرْ tuḡawwir	يُغَوِّرْ yuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	يُغَوِّرَا yuḡawwirā	نُغَوِّرْ nuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرُوا tuḡawwirū	يُغَوِّرُوا yuḡawwirū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُغَوِّرْ ʔuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرِي tuḡawwirī	تُغَوِّرْ tuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	نُغَوِّرْ nuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَوِّرْ ḡawwir		غَوِّرَا ḡawwirā			غَوِّرُوا ḡawwirū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		غَوِّرِي ḡawwirī		غَوِّرَا ḡawwirā			غَوِّرْنَ ḡawwirna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُوِّرْتُ ḡuwwirtu	غُوِّرْتَ ḡuwwirta	غُوِّرَ ḡuwwira	غُوِّرْتُمَا ḡuwwirtumā	غُوِّرَا ḡuwwirā	غُوِّرْنَا ḡuwwirnā	غُوِّرْتُمْ ḡuwwirtum	غُوِّرُوا ḡuwwirū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	غُوِّرْتُ ḡuwwirtu	غُوِّرْتِ ḡuwwirti	غُوِّرَتْ ḡuwwirat	غُوِّرْتُمَا ḡuwwirtumā	غُوِّرَتَا ḡuwwiratā	غُوِّرْنَا ḡuwwirnā	غُوِّرْتُنَّ ḡuwwirtunna	غُوِّرْنَ ḡuwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَوَّرُ ʔuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرُ tuḡawwaru	يُغَوَّرُ yuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرَانِ tuḡawwarāni	يُغَوَّرَانِ yuḡawwarāni	نُغَوَّرُ nuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرُونَ tuḡawwarūna	يُغَوَّرُونَ yuḡawwarūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُغَوَّرُ ʔuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرِينَ tuḡawwarīna	تُغَوَّرُ tuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرَانِ tuḡawwarāni	تُغَوَّرَانِ tuḡawwarāni	نُغَوَّرُ nuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَوَّرَ ʔuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرَ tuḡawwara	يُغَوَّرَ yuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	يُغَوَّرَا yuḡawwarā	نُغَوَّرَ nuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرُوا tuḡawwarū	يُغَوَّرُوا yuḡawwarū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُغَوَّرَ ʔuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرِي tuḡawwarī	تُغَوَّرَ tuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	نُغَوَّرَ nuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَوَّرْ ʔuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرْ tuḡawwar	يُغَوَّرْ yuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	يُغَوَّرَا yuḡawwarā	نُغَوَّرْ nuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرُوا tuḡawwarū	يُغَوَّرُوا yuḡawwarū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُغَوَّرْ ʔuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرِي tuḡawwarī	تُغَوَّرْ tuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	نُغَوَّرْ nuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَوْر (ḡawr).

Pronunciation 1

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈɣawɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qowɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäwɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ġawr
Dari reading^?	ġawr
Iranian reading^?	ġowr
Tajik reading^?	ġavr

Noun

غور • (ġawr / ġowr) (Tajik spelling ғавр)

(obsolete) profound reflection or contemplation

Pronunciation 2

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈɣoːɾ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣʊːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qoɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɵɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	ġōr
Dari reading^?	ġōr
Iranian reading^?	ġor
Tajik reading^?	ġür

Proper noun

غور • (ġōr / ġor) (Tajik spelling Ғӯр)

Ghor (a province of Afghanistan)
― wilāyat-i ġōr ― the province of Ghor, Ghor Province

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (ġawr), from Arabic غَوْر (ḡawr, “bottom, depth, (fig.) deepness in thought”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɣɔːɾ/
Rhymes: -ɔːɾ

Noun

غَور • (ġaur) m (Hindi spelling ग़ौर)

deep thought, deliberation
اس فیصلے پر ہم نے کافی غورکیا۔
is faisle par hamne kāfī ġaur kiyā.
We put enough thought into this decision.
close attention, care
غور سے سنو ― gaur se sunō ― Listen carefully

References

“غور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“غور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.

Ushojo

Noun

غور (ğōr)

the inner part of the throat